Commonwealth legislation

CASA EX39/17 - Exemption — display of markings (gliders and powered sailplanes)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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legislative instrument

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What this does: This exemption allows owners and operators of certain gliders and powered sailplanes to skip displaying the Australian nationality mark on their aircraft.

Who it affects:

Owners and operators of gliders and powered sailplanes registered with the Gliding Federation of Australia (GFA)
Only applies if the aircraft's registration mark does not start with the letter "G"

The normal rule vs this exception: Normally, all aircraft must display the Australian nationality mark (a regulatory requirement under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations). This instrument creates a temporary exception for qualifying gliders, meaning they don't need to display this mark even though other aircraft still must.

Why it matters: It reduces administrative burden for gliding operations while maintaining safety through existing registration requirements with the Gliding Federation of Australia.

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CASA EX39/17 - Exemption — display of markings (gliders and powered sailplanes)

Instrument number CASA EX39/17

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Safety Assurance Senior Manager, Aviation Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR).

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Safety Assurance Senior Manager
Aviation Group

27 March 2017

Exemption — display of markings (gliders and powered sailplanes)

1 Duration

This instrument

(a) commences on the day of registration; and

(b) is repealed at the end of 28 February 2018.

2 Application

This instrument applies to the registration holder and the registered operator of a glider or a powered sailplane (the aircraft) that is registered with the Gliding Federation of Australia, ARN 217932 (GFA), and operating in Australian territory if the aircraft’s registration mark begins with a character other than the character “G”.

3 Exemption

The registration holder and the registered operator are exempt from the requirement in subregulation 45.015 (2) of CASR to the extent that the registration holder and the registered operator are required to display the Australian nationality mark on the aircraft if the aircraft’s registration mark begins with a character other than the character “G”.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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